A primer on the ways theology can be of practical value to fledgling Christians and also to those who've been in the faith for so long that they've lost sight of its tenets, this book reminds us that the church's great thinkers have always turned to theology for genuine comfort in the face of life's difficulties. These half-dozen essays by Brian Rosner and other theologians combine biography and theology to explore such teachings as Lactantius on anger, Augustine on obsession, Martin Luther on despair, Søren Kierkegaard on anxiety, and C.S. Lewis on pain.